“Please let the governor know that SB 11 not only undermines marriage by creating a parallel structure but further contradicts the will of the people who voted in 2006 to protect traditional marriage and reject an equivalent to civil unions as proposed in Referendum I,” Colorado Family Action wrote.

“Additionally, tell the Governor that SB 11 combined with our states existing public accommodation non-discrimination law poses serious and direct threats to the religious liberties of all citizens of Colorado.”

Hickenlooper’s office yesterday was averaging 1 call per 18 second, per second, according to gubernatorial spokesman Eric Brown. ( I originally had 18 calls per second. WARNING: journalist doing math.)

Colorado Family Action must be related to the Tea Party (It’s “state’s”, not “states.”)

It’s 2013, not 2006. Seven years worth of old voters have died and seven years of new voters have stepped on board. These new voters aren’t used to the hateful and discriminatory attitudes that so often plague old voters.

So, to Colorado Family Action, it’s time to move forward, give up your losing battle and learn to deal with change.

billcatz

Governor Hickenlooper doesn’t care about the will of the people. He has repeatedly shown that. Why would anybody expect any different not?

Dick

um, actually Hick was elected by a majority of the state’s voters? isn’t that ‘the will of the people’? just sayin…..

amy

the right of gay and lesbian couples should not be up to the will of the people.

amy

sorry – I meant to say the right to marry.

Amy

The rights of gay and lesbian couples to marry should not be up to the will of the people.

billcatz

The rights of gay and lesbians shouldn’t even be a concern of government. Keep them out of our homes and especially the bedrooms!

George

Colorado no longer, now Newcaliyorkdo. Sad was a wonderful state

BigD

The only good thing is that these mindless Communist will eventually hang themselves with the help of their lapdog media to empower and insulate them from us.

DrJ3

Hickenlooper’s new War on Women is signing HB 1224. which will render women defenseless to rapists. But he will be certain to pay for their birth control.

Mgh999

Come on…he talked to like hundreds of people (his words)…ignored the thousands calling, emailing, showing up to voice their disapproval though.
Hope Bloomberg promised him a good job, sounds like he will be looking for one after next election

Why didn’t the dems mention any of these plans when they were running for office? The civil unions bill doesn’t bother me. I don’t remember any of the state legislaters during the election running on a platform of gun control and abolishing the death penalty…..So no they are not doing the will of the people, because they were not honest with the people during the election.

Dywlf

Don’t waste your time calling this flaming liberal, just get rid of him as soon as possible.

BJ

Newsflash people. A majority of us voted for him and we are getting exactly what we wanted! SO gad he had the courage to sign the firearms bills and is planning to do the same with the civil unions bill. He is following the will of the majority! That’s how the game was played during the entire painful seemingly endless time when Republicans were in power.

THROWEMOUT

Governor Chickenpooper is inundated with calls from angry Coloradans AND STILL he remains a true puppet to his New York City mayor. His puppeteer, bought and paid for the ‘governor’ and state Democrats as a rich, billionaire, extreme leftist New York City mayor. Now, that’s fortitude, ‘governor’. Also, why are Fascist Democrats pro-crime? They slam law abiding gun owners with gun control and encourage convicted murderers with death penalty repeal? Starting to see a pattern as to what Democrat’s true agenda is?

Democracyisproofofcoruption

Lickenpooper is a traitor who should be hung, but will probably get another term! The idiots are all that vote anymore, exactly why the Founding Forefathers said democracy don’t work. You democrats are pure brain washed traitors have you ever looked in your constitution for democracy in the index? No you let some 2 bit con man on the tv tell you whats in it like he was an ordained minister, and you government worshipers have the nerve to call religious people extreme when government is the biggest killer and destroyer of the planet than any force on earth. Every time you find mass death under religion a government official gave the first kill order every-time. There has never been mass tragedy that wasn’t funded by drooling worshiping morons letting a sociopath lead them and their country to ruin, and the people to their deaths, while telling people like me who will be the survivors, we are crazy the whole time. Remember how the experts all agreed the earth was flat, that’s what you get when you grovel, lies and deceit!

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.